Container



Feb. 16, 1937. V C, P, RES 2,071,219

CONTAINER `Filed Aug. 2. 1955v Inventor.- CZ/EE/VCE P. Eng/5. 7

P'eiented Fes. 16, -1937 UNL-TED s'rfrizsi:v

PATE-NT u osi-'ica My invention relates to containers and closurestherefor, and moreparticularly to containers having separable closuresadapted to be fastened thereto by driven fastenings of such character' 5as to permit of theirreadyremoval without'damage to either thecontainers or their closures,

Briefly stated, my invention contemplates the provision of containers,especially wooden receptacles; such as kegs, i barrels, etc., havingclosures, heads or lids fastened thereto by driven fastenings; such asnails, tacks, etc. The driven fastenings are of such construction 4as toprovideA puller-engaging means substantially above the surfaces whereinthe fastenings are driven, even when such fastenings are buried to theirfullest extent therein. This I have accomplished by employing drivenfastenings of-the type commonly known as double-headed nails; il e.,those nails provided with a driving stop or shoulder dlsposedabout theshank slightly spaced from y the head or upset end portion thereof. The

shank can only beV sunk to the driving stop or i shoulderbleaving thehead projecting above the surface of application, whereby it may bereadily engaged by` any ordinary puller; such as a clawhammer, orpinch-bar. Thus, withdrawal of such nails may be easily accomplishedwithout damaging the containers or closures to which they/ have beenappliedand, in this way, the containers are preserved for re-use. s

It has heretofore been practically impossible to open .receptacles ofthe classes described above,

particularly kegs and barrels. without breaking portions of the rims andlids, rendering them 5 unfit ici: further use. But of greatersignificance is the fact that the broken portions of such containers1offer a considerable danger hazard to the hands, arms and clothes ofthose who must work `thereabout. This hazard is increased by 40 thebreaking ci of the old type fastenings, and the exposure of undrawnfastenings, occasioned l by their resistance to withdrawal, wherebya rowof sharp metal points is left disposed inwardly about the inner lip ofthe receptacle. Obviously 45 such projections are a menace to thosepersons,

who must reach over and into the barrel -to rermove its contents. e

e In many fields of endeavor the preservationl of the containers duringthe opening and empty- 50 ing of the contents thereof is not onlydesirable but necessary in'order that they may be reiilled andrestoredto a tightly closed status. Heretofore, this has only beenpossible after the expenditure of much time and effort, whereby the 55economiesefrected by the re-utilization of the container are dissipatedin the consumption oi' time and labor required to preserve Athe same.

It is among the objects of the present invention to provide, incombination with a container,

a closure therefor having novel l fastening devices of such constructionand design as to insure their promptand easy removal without damage tothe' container or closure.

Other objects and advantages hereof will be brought out as thedescription proceeds in the 10 annexed specification, which may be morereadily understood by reference to the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figurevl represents atop plan view of a keg or barrel, showing oneapplication of my invenl5 Figure 2 is a fragmentary side elevation viewof the structure shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional viewy of my inventiontaken along the lines III--III of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a side elevational view of a preferred form of fasteningemployed in the practice oi' my invention. I e

Referring more particularly to the drawing, 25 the numeral 2 designates,generally, akeg or barrel which is composed in part of a plurality ofstaves 3. These staves 3 are held together adjacent their ends'by a pairof band or head hoops 4, and intermediately thereof` by one o r morewire 36 bilge hoops 5. The inner surfacesof the staves 3 of the keg orbarrelr 2 are grooved adjacent each of their ends, as'shown at 6, toprovide a seat fora removable closure member 1, which is peripherallyshaped to conform thereto, `as at d According to the usual practice,the' band or head hoops 4 are secured to the keg orbarrel 2 byconventional nails which extendthrougha number of the `staves 3 and intothe removable 40 v closure membersj, with the difilculties previouslyrecited. In order to obviate these diiiiculties, a

-novel combination is provided by the use of driven fastenings in theform of a nail I0 having a head l2, point I3, and an intermediatelydisposed driving stop or shoulder portion i4. As shown in Figure 4',this driving stop or shoulder Il is carried by .the shank of the naillll and projects therefrom as a continuous annular flange. When thenails I0 are driven through the -band or head 50 hoops L through thestaves 3 and into the removable closure members 1, the driving stops orshoulder portions I I contact the band or head hoops and maintain theheads l2 in spaced re lationship therefrom. This enables notonly anmeans for securing said head in said container, said fastenings eachcomprising a shank portion, a head portion and a stop-shoulder portionspaced inwardly from said head portion, said shank portion extendingthrough said metal hoop and said 5 stave elements and into saidcontainer head member and said stop-shoulder being seated against saidmetal hoop and serving to space the head of said fasteningssubstantially away from said metal .hoop to permit ready engagement by10 an extracting tool.

CLARENCE P. REIS.

